Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2
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- Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir, STB Solos
- Originally for: SATB Choir, Orchestra
- Work: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2
- Work Languages: English, French, German
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- Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches
- Pages: 220
Description
Following sensationally acclaimed premiere performances in Vienna, The Creation was published in several languages and by various publishing houses, including Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig. We now know that a continuo instrument was used for Haydn's oratorio as premiered in Vienna. The supplementary continuo part enables an historically accurate reproduction for the first time: the harpsichord (and, increasingly, the pianoforte) fulfilled the important continuo function in the orchestras of the time.